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FDOT Standard Plans Index 450-502: Beveled Bearing Plate Details - Prestressed Florida - U Beams

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Index 450-502 is the FDOT Standard Plan for Beveled Bearing Plate Details - Prestressed Florida - U Beams, part of Series 450 (Structures). The sections below are extracted from FDOT's Standard Plans Instructions (SPI) for this index — design criteria, assumptions and limitations, and what your plans must show.

Design Criteria

Design Criteria AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications ; Structures Detailing Manual ( SDM ) ; Structures Design Guidelines ( SDG )

Design Assumptions and Limitations

Design Assumptions and Limitations This Index contains generic details and notes for beveled and embedded bearing plates for us e with Prestressed Florida - U Beams. Completion of the "Bearing Plate Data Table" is required. Use this standard with Indexes 45 0 - 210, 45 0 - 248, 45 0 - 254, 45 0 - 263 and 45 0 - 272.

Embedded B earing Plates A and Beveled Bearing Plates B are required for all beams on grades greater than 2%.

Payment

Payment The cost of beveled and embedded bearing plates is incidental to the cost of the prestressed beams they are used with. No separate payment is made.

What your plans must show

Plan Content Requirements for this index — the SPI's checklist for designers.

  • - 210, when single pedestals are used beneath the beam ends. For split pedestals beneath double bearings, adjust the upper pedestal elevation to utilize the same thickness bearing plate on the left and right sides of the beam as shown below. Slope and Cross Slope parameters in these equations require decimal units and correct sign convention:
  • Standard Plan s Instructions Topic No. 625
  • - 502 Beveled Bearing Plate Details
  • - U Beams END 1 END 2 (I) PLAN VIEW CASE 1 (No Skew): (a) END ELEVATION CONDITION 1 (Positive Slope) (i) Positive Cross Slope (C.S.), Single Bearing & Left Side Double Bearing W = 0.5" + (C) x Slope + (D) x C.S. W = 0.5" + (D) x C.S. X = 0.5" + (C) x Slope X = 0.5" Y = 0.5" Y = 0.5" + (C) x Slope Z = 0.5" + (D) x C.S. Z = 0.5" + (C) x Slope + (D) x C.S. (ii) Negative Cross Slope (C.S.), Single Bearing & Right Side Double Bearing W = 0.5" + (C) x Slope W = 0.5" X = 0.5" + (C) x Slope
  • - (D) x C.S. Y = 0.5" + (C) x Slope
  • - (D) x C.S. Z = 0.5" Z = 0.5" + (C) x Slope (iii) Positive Cross Slope (C.S.), Right Side Double Bearing W = 0.5" + (C) x Slope + (2D+E) x C.S. W = 0.5" + (2D+E) x C.S. X = 0.5" + (C) x Slope + (D+E) x C.S. X = 0.5" + (D+E) x C.S. Y = 0.5" + (D+E) x C.S. Y = 0.5" + (C) x Slope + (D+E) x C.S. Z = 0.5" + (2D+E) x C.S. Z = 0.5" + (C) x Slope + (2D+E) x C.S. (iv) Negative Cross Slope (C.S.), Left Side Double Bearing W = 0.5" + (C) x Slope
  • - (D+E) x C.S. X = 0.5" + (C) x Slope
  • - (2D+E) x C.S. Y = 0.5" + (C) x Slope
  • - (D+E) x C.S. Z = 0.5" + (C) x Slope
  • - (D+E) x C.S. (b) END ELEVATION CONDITION 3 (Negative Slope) (i) Positive Cross Slope (C.S.), Single Bearing & Left Side Double Bearing W = 0.5" + (D) x C.S. W = 0.5"
  • - (C) x Slope + (D) x C.S. X = 0.5" X = 0.5"
  • - (C) x Slope Y = 0.5" Z = 0.5"
  • - (C) x Slope + (D) x C.S. Z = 0.5" + (D) x C.S.
  • Standard Plan s Instructions Topic No. 625
  • - 502 Beveled Bearing Plate Details
  • - U Beams END 1 END 2 (ii) Negative Cross Slope (C.S.), Single Bearing & Right Side Double Bearing W = 0.5" W = 0.5"
  • - (C) x Slope Z = 0.5" (iii) Positive Cross Slope (C.S.), Right Side Double Bearing W = 0.5" + (2D+E) x C.S. W = 0.5"
  • - (C) x Slope + (2D+E) x C.S. X = 0.5" + (D+E) x C.S. X = 0.5"
  • - (C) x Slope + (D+E) x C.S. Y = 0.5"
  • - (C) x Slope + (D+E) x C.S. Y = 0.5" + (D+E) x C.S. Z = 0.5"
  • - (C) x Slope + (2D+E) x C.S. Z = 0.5" + (2D+E) x C.S. (iv) Negative Cross Slope (C.S.), Left Side Double Bearing W = 0.5"
  • - (D+E) x C.S. (II) PLAN VIEW CASE 2: (a) END ELEVATION CONDITION 1 OR 2 (Positive Slope) (i) Positive Cross Slope (C.S.), Single Bearing & Left Side Double Bearing W = 0.5" + (C+D/tan Φ) x Slope + (D) x C.S. W = 0.5" + (D) x C.S. X = 0.5" + (C+D/tan Φ) x Slope X = 0.5" Y = 0.5" Y = 0.5" + (C) x Slope Z = 0.5" + (D/tan Φ) x Slope + (D) x C.S. Z = 0.5" + (C+D/tan Φ) x Slope + (D) x C.S. (ii) Negative Cross Slope (C.S.), Single Bearing & Right Side Double Bearing W = 0.5" + (C) x Slope W = 0.5" X = 0.5" + (C) x Slope
  • - (D) x C.S. Y = 0.5" + (C) x Slope
  • - (D) x C.S. Z = 0.5" Z = 0.5" + (C+D/tan Φ) x Slope
  • Standard Plan s Instructions Topic No. 625
  • - 502 Beveled Bearing Plate Details
  • - U Beams END 1 END 2 (iii) Positive Cross Slope (C.S.), Right Side Double Bearing W = 0.5"+[(2D+E)/tanΦ+C] xSlope+(2D+E)xC.S. W = 0.5" + (D+E)/tan Φ x Slope + (2D+E) x C.S. X = 0.5"+[(2D+E)/tanΦ+C]xSlope+(D+E)xC.S. X = 0.5" + (D+E)/tan Φ x Slope + (D+E) x C.S. Y = 0.5" + (D+E)/tan Φ x Slope + (D+E) x C.S. Y = 0.5"+[(D+E)/tanΦ+C]xSlope+(D+E)xC.S. Z = 0.5" + (2D+E)/tan Φ x Slope + (2D+E) x C.S. Z = 0.5"+[(2D+E)/tanΦ+C]xSlope+(2D+E)xC.S. (iv) Negative Cross Slope (C.S.), Left Side Double Bearing W = 0.5" + [C
  • - (D+E) x C.S. X = 0.5" + [C
  • - (2D+E) x C.S. * X = 0.5"
  • - (2D+E) x C.S. * Y = 0.5"
  • - (2D+E) x C.S. Y = 0.5" + [C
  • - (2D+E) x C.S. * Z = 0.5"
  • - (D+E) x C.S. Z = 0.5" + [C
  • - (D+E) x C.S. (b) END ELEVATION CONDITION 3 (Negative Slope) (i) Positive Cross Slope (C.S.), Single Bearing & Left Side Double Bearing W = 0.5" + (D) x C.S. W = 0.5"
  • - (C) x Slope + (D) x C.S. X = 0.5" X = 0.5"
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